Samuel Jones (athlete)

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Samuel Jones ( Samuel Symington Jones ; born January 16, 1880 , † April 13, 1954 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) was an American high jumper and Olympic champion .

In 1901, 1903 and 1904 he became a Master of the Amateur Athletic Union . At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, he won 1.80 meters. He finished seventh in the triple jump .

After graduating from New York University , he worked as an engineer and later as a teacher.

literature

  • Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan : Quest for Gold. New York 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Fields Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Samuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Samuel Symington (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American high jumper and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1880
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1954
Place of death Knoxville, Tennessee